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Let us consider the ubiquity and popularity of dog and cat videos on the internet. Now let us ponder the remarkably low number of television shows that actually focus on these pets.

Animal Planet might be the most confounding example; alongside some pretty decent programs about rescued pit bulls and veterinarians at work, the lineup is also stacked with incongruities such as "Insane Pools" and "Treehouse Masters." Why, Animal Planet? Why?

Is it weird that with all these new streaming services and cable networks, hardly any have found a way to leverage our interest in seeing domesticated animals just being themselves, on camera?

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